Advanced PIC Microcontroller Projects in C: From USB to RTOS with the PIC 18F Series | 
 enlarge | Author: Dogan Ibrahim
Publisher: Newnes
Category: Book
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Pages: 560
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Dimensions (in): 9 x 7.5 x 1.4
ISBN: 0750686111
Dewey Decimal Number: 629.895
EAN: 9780750686112
ASIN: 0750686111
Publication Date: March 26, 2008
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Product Description
This book is ideal for the engineer, technician, hobbyist and student who have knowledge of the basic principles of PIC microcontrollers and want to develop more advanced applications using the 18F series.
The architecture of the PIC 18FXXX series as well as typical oscillator, reset, memory, and input-output circuits is completely detailed. After giving an introduction to programming in C, the book describes the project development cycle in full, giving details of the process of editing, compilation, error handling, programming and the use of specific development tools. The bulk of the book gives full details of tried and tested hands-on projects, such as the 12C BUS, USB BUS, CAN BUS, SPI BUS and real-time operating systems.
* A clear introduction to the PIC 18FXXX microcontroller's architecture
* 20 projects, including developing wireless and sensor network applications, using I2C BUS, USB BUS, CAN BUS and the SPI BUS, which give the block and circuit diagram, program description in PDL, program listing and program description.
* Numerous examples of using developmental tools: simulators, in-circuit debuggers (especially ICD2) and emulators
* A CDROM of all the programs, hex listings, diagrams, data sheets and tables
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 Great Book July 24, 2008
This is a very useful addition to any PIC programmer's library. In particular it fills the gap between the mikroC manual and getting into some real working projects. The projects are practical and useful and the writing style coax's the reader through an effective and structured learning process. Given that C is industry standard this text would be very useful to anyone converting from Assembler or Basic.
Highly Recomended
 Not a good choice. June 23, 2008
Although there aren't any books related with C programming for the PIC18F family, I would not recommend this book. I expected a more serious and detailed approach of building a C project for these microcontrollers avoiding to use ready made C libraries of a specific compiler like microC. I would only recommend this book to novice programmers and especially to those owning the microC compiler. The term "advanced" does not fit in this book. I have found much more advanced topis and learned searching the Internet rather than having bought and read this book. It's a pitty but I was expecting a more vertical approach.
 Does not live up to exectations...by a long shot May 29, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I pre-ordered this book 2 to 3 months before it came out. Based on the authors past work I figured he knew how to deliver. Didn't happen. Most of the books is reprint of the data sheet and microC syntax. The author teaches microC, and I was expected something a bit more main-stream, by page after page after page of syntax.
Then the author gets in to logn discussion about what GUI's and work environments one could use. A little is ok, even helpful but the author just continues to pad pages with very little useful content.
And finally, the first project is to... blink and LED. This is kind of the "Hello World" of microcontroller programing. However, this is an "Advanced" book. The next several projects are more of the same, LED, 7-Segment LEDs, and variaions. There is some stuff on LCDs too. However, the important details are burined in the microC code so you don't really learn how to use and LCD, PIC18F, in C code. The amount of work to port this over is huge.
Finanally some decent projects come up. However, they feel rushed. Poorly documented if one wanted to expand on them. The RTOS information goes no place useful. In the end, the author just gives you the tools to copy his work and very little more.
All and all I wish I could get my money back. -Lee
Misleading title, this book is not for advanced programmers May 22, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I was very disappointed with this book. The title is very misleading. The projects are not at advanced and are mostly coded specially to use the MikroC compiler and will not work in other environments without extensive porting or rewriting.
Unless you are a beginner and use the MikroC compiler select a different book.
An advanced book on PIC microcontrollers? This is the one! May 19, 2008
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is an excellent book.
Most of the books on PIC microcontrollers are very basic. They do not go beyond the PIC16 series, and describe simple projects such as turning a light on and off, etc.
I have been waiting for an advanced book on PIC microcontrollers and I believe this is the one.
I needed to develop a microcontroller based data logging system to store data on an SD card. This well written book has proved extremely useful in my project.
In addition to the standard topics, it includes tested and working projects on numerous advanced topics, such as the USB bus and the CAN bus.
It is worth 5 stars, without any hesitation!
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